Synflood
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Synflood is a noun meaning (Internet) To carry out an attack of this kind.
Meaning
(Internet) To carry out an attack of this kind.
More Meanings
- (Internet) A denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.
Word Forms
- synfloods
- synflooding
- synflooded
Related Words
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